Ben Jacobson
Ben Jacobson
Ben Scott Jacobsonis the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa since 2006. He served as an assistant at North Dakota, North Dakota State, and Northern Iowa before taking over as head coach at Northern Iowa in 2006...
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goal interested ncaa remain stay step
We're not interested in going back to where we were ... We want to stay where we're at, and take it one step further. Our goal will remain the same: to get to the NCAA tournament.
basketball great playing tonight
We've been playing great basketball of late. Tonight it wasn't there.
conference few games guys heads next seniors tied
We as seniors have to tell the guys to keep their heads up. We are still tied for the conference lead. But our next few games are not going to be a cakewalk.
worked
When I worked for him and when I worked for Mac, they really didn't give many orders. We worked together, and that's how this will be as well.
eyes premier teams
It's two of the premier mid-major teams going at it. A lot of eyes will be on this game.
good shot
It was a good look. It was the shot we wanted.
defensive intensity pride team
I try to pride myself on defense. Anything to give the team intensity on the defensive end.
hard uniform wear
It's hard right now, to think that I'm never going to wear this uniform again.
bit continue flow good intensity offense offensive rhythm terms timing trying
We're just trying to get our timing back and trying to get in a rhythm and a flow on the offensive end. If we continue to play like the way we did in St. Louis, in terms of intensity and defense, and our offense is a little bit smoother, we'll be in good shape.
guard guys kept pumping
We didn't think they could guard our big guys inside. We just kept pumping it in there.
basketball regardless
We're going to play in the postseason regardless of what we do. We think we've already done enough. We feel like we've got a lot of basketball to play.
definitely main mean
We definitely want to advance. We feel that this is our main goal, and that it is very achievable. So we're here and we mean business.
conference focus winning
Our focus has been on winning the conference title.
both knows student trust trying understand
There's a lot of trust between the two of them. They both understand what each other is trying to do. It's like a student that knows everything.